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Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Wooden upholstery webbing stretcher used in chair making.
Bird, Michael
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Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Wooden upholstery webbing stretcher used in chair making.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Three tintypes of unknown people collected by Michael Bird. Two show the same two men in formal wear, posed in front of a backdrop of Niagara Falls, and the third shows two men in more casual clothing in front of a backdrop of a rushing river. The tintypes include the original paper mats.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Five stereograms. Two depict humorous marital scenes, one a child putting on makeup, one a humorous scene involving a misunderstanding of the term undressed, and one showing Ontario’s contribution to Canada’s fruit exhibition at the Pan America Exposition.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
25 negatives of gravemarkers in Blair.
Bird, Michael
Cemeteries - Martin Meeting House.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
6 negatives of gravemarkers at the Martin Meeting House.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
5 negatives of gravemarkers in St. Agatha.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
23 negatives of gravemearkers at St. Clements.
Bird, Michael
Cemeteries - Unionville and Heise Hill.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
29 negatives of gravemarkers at Unionville and Heise Hill.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
18 negatives of gravemarkers at Wilmot Centre.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
130 negatives of the works of David Horst.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
217 negatives of Doukhobor art, architecture, artefacts and textiles.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
173 negatives of the works of John Gemeinhardt.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
18 negatives of the works of Katie Metzger.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
6 negatives of the works of Nicholas Durer.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
15 negatives of the works of Orvie [Orville] Schantz.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
55 negatives of items at Joseph Schneider Haus.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
11 negatives of the works of Thomas MacDonald.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
54 negatives of gravemarkers at Hagey.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
42 negatives of gravemarkers at Maryhill.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
13 negatives of gravemarkers at New Hamburg.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes, correspondence and photographs all relating to Bird’s research on Doukhobor art and furniture. Correspondents include Jim McLeod and Mary Zuhenkoff.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
351 negatives of fraktur art.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
112 negatives of show towels.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
35 negatives of the works of Wilbur Lepp.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
76 negatives of the works of Albert Geisel.
Bird, Michael
Cemeteries - St. Matthew’s Lutheran Conestogo.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
12 negatives of gravemarkers at St. Matthew’s Lutheran.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
24 negatives of gravemarkers in Strasburg.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on the crucifix in art and literature.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
164 negatives of the works of Fred Hoffman.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
53 negatives of the works of John Hummel.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
33 negatives of Manitoba Mennonite fraktur.
Bird, Michael
Cemeteries - Breslau Mennonite Church.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
9 negatives of gravemarkers at Breslau Mennonite Church.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
6 negatives of gravemarkers at Hespeler.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
18 negatives of gravemarkers at Kinzie-Bean.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
18 negatives of gravemarkers at Zurich.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
26 negatives of the Hunsicker fraktur art.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
155 negatives of the works of John P. Klempp.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Glass lantern slides with humorous children’s cartoons.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Essays, books, and articles written by Michael Bird and others. Topics include folk art, fraktur, religious imagery and film.
Bird, Michael
A Century of Humor in America.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course American Literature at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
A Critical Analysis of The Crime of Galileo.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Western Civilization at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course Western Civilization at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Religion 32:35: Religion in Human Culture.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Lecture notes, assignments and exams from the correspondence course Religion 32:35: Religion in Human Culture taken by Michael Bird through the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Materials relating to the teaching career of Michael Bird. Includes his time as a professor at Renison University College teaching in fine arts and religious studies, as well as teaching summer courses at Cape Breton University.
Bird, Michael
The Significance of the Liturgy in the Church.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course Introduction to Catholicism at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Teutonic Paganism Confronts Medieval Christianity: A Problem Study.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Survey of German Literature at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Illegitimacy and the Sturm und Stress Writer.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Survery of German Literature at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Comments on Winthrop Hudson’s American Protestantism.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Genius of American Protestantism at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for a course at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Marc Chagall as a religious artist.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Michael Bird titled “Marc Chagall as a Religious Artist.” This appears to be an essay written while Bird was a student.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Correspondence between Michael Bird and others. Correspondents include Stan K. Johanneson; Nany-Lou Patterson; Rt. Rev. Gerald O’Keefe, Bishop, Diocese of Davenport; Rt. Rev. Monseigneur M.J. Dingman; Monseigneur Meinberg; Rev. Mather; Robert F. Kennedy; Dr. Roberts (Parsons College); Julian Blackwell (Blackwells Booksellers); Selective Services Board; Institute for Freedom in the Church; Sister Mary Barbara (Mount Mercy College); Wyn Rees (Renison University College); Senator Jack Miller. Topics of correspondence include interfaith prayer services; Vietnam War peace; ecumenical questions; Indigenous poverty; the civil rights movement; establishing a college in Tama-Toledo; teaching requests; and and anti-ballistic missiles.
Bird, Michael
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Government of Free Men.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course Theology of Thomas Aquinas at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course Catholic Church after 1500 at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
A Critical Review of Hans Conzelman’s The Theology of Saint Luke.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course Theology of the Synoptic Gospels at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
The Question of Authority in Kierkegaard.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course The Thought of Soren Kierkegaard at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Luther and Aquinas on Justification.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for his course History of Theology at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
War and Peace: Current Trends in Catholic Thought.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Paper written by Michael Bird for the course History of Christian Ethics at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Yoder, Don
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on angels in art.
Bird, Michael
Correspondence with Mihailo Markovic.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Correspondence between Michael Bird and Mihailo Markovic, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at University of Michigan. The correspondence pertains to thoughts on Marxism.
Bird, Michael
Mennonite and Amish Painting on Glass.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Beck, Ervin
The Swedenborgian Community in Waterloo County: Two Religious Approaches to Culture.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird on the history of Swedenboriganism in Waterloo County.
Bird, Michael
Thomas Sartory: The Church and the Churches.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Essay by Michael Bird titled “Thomas Sartory: The Church and the Churches” written for a course.
Bird, Michael
32:183 Religious Thought in the 19th Century.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird on religious thought in the 19th century.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on Adam and Eve in art.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research relating to the works of Ingmar Bergman, with analysis of music, religion and more in his films.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Images of the works of John Gemeinhardt. Some of the photographic prints have captions.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes by Michael Bird on the topic of music as social protest.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes, articles and photographs about Sharon Temple the former site of the Children of Peace Quaker sect.
Bird, Michael
The Buddha and the Christ in art.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on the Buddha and Christ in art.
Bird, Michael
Hymns Written by American Mennonites.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from The Mennonite Quarterly Review.
Kadelbach, Ada
Isaac Ziegler Hunsicker: Ontario Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from unknown publication.
Good, E. Reginald
Ontario Fraktur: The Northern Manifestation of a Pennsylvania-German Tradition.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article titled “Ontario Fraktur: The Northern Manifestation of a Pennsylvania-German Tradition” by an unknown author.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Nancy-Lou Patterson titled “See the Vernal Landscape Glowing: The Symbolic Landscape of the Swiss-German Mennonite Settlers in Waterloo County.”
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
The Church and the Sacraments.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Essay by Michael Bird titled “The Church and the Sacraments” written for a course.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on the life and passion of Christ in art.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes on religious folk art.
Bird, Michael
Symbolism: Cross and Crucifixions.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and research on the cross and crucifixions in art.
Bird, Michael
David B. Horst: St. Jacobs Woodcarver.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Teruko Kobayashi titled “David B. Horst: St. Jacobs Woodcarver.”
Kobayashi, Teruko
Folk Art in Stone: Pennsylvania German Gravemarkers in Ontario.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Teruko Kobayashi titled “Folk Art in Stone: Pennsylvania German Gravemarkers in Ontario.”
Kobayashi, Teruko
Folk Housing: The Vernacular Architecture of the Ukrainian People in Manitoba.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Gwen Dowsett titled “Folk Housing: The Vernacular Architecture of the Ukrainian People in Manitoba.”
Dowsett, Gwen
RS 254/255: Religion and Literature.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a course taught by Michael Bird on religion and literature at Renison University College.part of the St. Jerome’s annual Institute for Studies in Theological Renewal summer programme on religion in the Canadian context.
Bird, Michael
RS 263: Religion and Politics.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outline and notes for the course RS 263: Religion and Politics taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
RS 161: Religious Movements Toward the Kingdom and Religion and Culture.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outlines and notes for the courses RS 161 Religious Movements Toward the Kingdom and Religion and Culture taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Michael Bird’s thesis proposal for his PhD at the University of Iowa.
Bird, Michael
RS 461/RS 361: Sacred and Profane in Art.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Course outline and bibliography for the course “RS 461/RS 361: Sacred and Profane Art” taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Correspondence and documentation relating to Michael Bird’s salary and promotion to rank of Associate Professor.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
CVs, departmental review updates, teaching reviews, information on promotions and tenure, and a report titled “Some Reflections on My Areas of Exploration, Writing, Teaching.”
Bird, Michael
University of Iowa transcript.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Transcript from the University of Iowa from when Michael Bird was completing his PhD.
University of Iowa
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article from Mennonite Life on Waterloo fraktur artist Anna Weber.
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Clippings relating to Michael Bird’s work, as well as to topics that he was interested in.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by Nancy-Lou Patterson titled “The Iron Cross and the Tree of Life: Germanic-Alsatian Gravemarkers in Waterloo Region and Bruce County Roman Catholic Cemeteries.”
Patterson, Nancy-Lou
Ontario fraktur art, a decorative tradition in three Germanic settlements.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Article by Michael Bird on fraktur in Waterloo County, Markham Township and the Niagara Peninsula from the December 1976 issue of the Ontario Historical Society’s publication Ontario History.
Bird, Michael
Cinema and spirituality conference.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and correspondence relating to a conference on cinema and spirituality organized by Micheal Bird and others at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes, clippings, research and writings on Fraktur art in Ontario. Includes information on Anna Weber and Christian L. Hoover among others.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Master copy of the catalogue for Folk Art of Nova Scotia: A Traveling Exhibition of 20th Century Folk Art of Nova Scotia.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Research and an article on Fraktur in Markham Township by Michael Bird. The article was printed in the July/August 1977 issue of an unknown publication.
Bird, Michael
The Unknown Furniture Master of Waterloo County.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
One essay by S.K. Johannesen titled “The Unknown Furniture Master of Waterloo County.”
Johannesen, S.K.
Folk Art and Religious Expression: An Illustrated Lecutre.
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes and outlines for a talk given by Michael Bird titled “Folk Art and Religious Expression: An Illustrated Lecture” for the Religious Studies Faculty Colloquim of Renison University College.
Bird, Michael
Part of Michael Bird fonds.
Notes for the course FINE 245: Film history taught by Michael Bird at Renison University College.
Bird, Michael